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Newark Public Schools officials say a new state audit proves its finances are in order. Those who wrote the audit see things differently.
The report released Thursday by the New Jersey Office of the State Auditor David J. Kashack identified millions of dollars in excess state aid, questionable spending, and gaps in employee background checks. The audit also referred “certain matters” to New Jersey’s Division of Criminal Justice, although it does not provide further details, which auditors said they withheld to protect potential investigations…